On November 26.1999 ; The 7.5 Mw Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured. source
On November 26.1999 ; The 7.5 Mw Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured.
On November 29.2007 ; A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the northern coast of Martinique. This affects the Eastern Caribbean as far north as Puerto Rico and as far south as Trinidad. source
On November 29.2007 ; A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the northern coast of Martinique. This affects the Eastern Caribbean as far north as Puerto Rico and as far south as Trinidad.
On December 5.2005 ; The 6.8 Mw Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing six people. source
On December 5.2005 ; The 6.8 Mw Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing six people.
On December 7.1988 ; Spitak earthquake: In Armenia an earthquake measuring 6.8 (surface wave magnitude) kills more than 25,000, injures 30,000 and leaves 500,000 homeless out of a population of 3,500,000. source
On December 7.1988 ; Spitak earthquake: In Armenia an earthquake measuring 6.8 (surface wave magnitude) kills more than 25,000, injures 30,000 and leaves 500,000 homeless out of a population of 3,500,000.
On December 16.1811 ; The first two in a series of four severe earthquakes occur in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri. source
On December 16.1811 ; The first two in a series of four severe earthquakes occur in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri.
On December 16.1920 ; The Haiyuan earthquake, magnitude 8.5, rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000. source
On December 16.1920 ; The Haiyuan earthquake, magnitude 8.5, rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
On December 23.1972 ; A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000. source
On December 23.1972 ; A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.
On December 25.1932 ; A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people. source
On December 25.1932 ; A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
On December 27.1939 ; The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed. source
On December 27.1939 ; The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.